Designer Chris Abbas collected a ton of Cassini photography from the Saturn mission and made this video. It is at times simultaneously eerie and awe-inspiring. This is not your father’s NASA highlight reel. More »
After all the horror we are seeing these days, after the continuous bad news, I think it’s time for some spirit-cleansing beauty. Something to remind us that humans and nature can sometimes produce awe-inspiring things. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/U5VfYDYL3rA&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );In November, the Cassini probe got very, very close to Hyperion, one of Saturns many moons. These 61 frames comprise a fly-by movie of the moon. Defrost the thing and add some sour cream and it’s good enough to eat! More »
That white spot is Enceladus, Saturn’s ice-spewing moon, pictured around the dark side of the ringed planet. It takes a while for your eyes to work out what’s going on here, but once they do… wow. [Ciclops]
Two potential signatures of life on Saturn’s moon Titan have been found by the Cassini spacecraft. But scientists are quick to point out that non-biological chemical reactions could also be behind the observations. More »
This video here is of lighting flashing on Saturn, and it’s the first ever captured of lightning not happening right here on planet Earth. More »
No, I’m not obsessed with Saturn. OK, I am obsessed with Saturn. But so is Time, who picked this deliciously crispy image as one of the images of the year, revealing ring bumps as high as the Rocky Mountains. More »
This is a unique image of Saturn in natural colour, exactly what you would have seen if you were riding the Cassini spacecraft – wearing your cowboy hat, knitted astronaut sweater and Star Trek underpants – on November 4, 2009. More »
